ASUU Strike Imminent as Union Issues 21-Day Ultimatum to Government
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has given the federal and state governments a fresh 21-day ultimatum to meet its demands or it will commence a nationwide strike.
ASUU asked the governments to address all the “outstanding issues” hindering the development of the nation’s universities which led to a strike in 2022.
The ASUU National President, Emmanuel Osodeke, made the union’s intention known at a press conference held at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike in Abia, on Wednesday, August 21.
Mr Osodeke said the press conference was to inform the public about the outcome of the union’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, which was held between 17 and 18 August at the University of Ibadan.
He said that the union would reconvene at the expiration of the 21 days’ notice to take appropriate decision(s) as deemed necessary.
He said that the NEC condemned the seeming refusal by the federal and state governments to decisively address all the issues raised by the union.
Mr Osodeke also said that the union rejected the “slow pace of the intervention” by the Minister of Education in resolving those issues.
According to him, the issues involve reviewing and signing the renegotiated 2009 FGN-ASUU Agreement and impactful funding, including the Emergency Revitalisation Fund for public universities.
They also include the payment of outstanding earned academic allowances, release of withheld salaries, promotion arrears and third-party deductions of its members.
“Other issues include stoppage of illegal recruitments, proliferation of public universities and abuse of universities’ laws, regulations and processes.
“There is also an issue of removal of the universities from the Treasury Single Account and new IPPIS vis-a-vis to herald the autonomy of our universities,” he said.
The ASUU boss also said that the NEC received “alarming reports” on the failed promises of the government in addressing the lingering issues that forced the union to embark on the nationwide strike from February to October 2022.
Mr Osodeke also said the union has declared Tuesday, September 10 as Victimised Lecturers’ Day.
He said, “The day would be used to solidarise with its members unjustly persecuted across the nation’s universities.”
He also said that the union would use the day to register its displeasure with the avoidable labour-management crises at the Lagos State University, Kogi State University, Federal University of Technology Owerri and others.
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